History of My Life: Volumes 1 and 2

By Giacomo Casanova and Translator Casanova, Giacomo; Trask, Willard

Book Overview

In volumes 1 and 2, Casanova tells the story of his family, his first loves, and his early travels. With the death of his grandmother, he is sent to a seminary--but is soon expelled. He is briefly imprisoned in the fortress of Sant' Andrea. After wandering from Naples to Rome in search of a patron, he enters the service of Cardinal Acquaviva.

About this edition: Because every previous edition of Casanova's Memoirs had been abridged to suppress the author's political and religious views and tame his vivid, often racy, style, the literary world considered it a major event when Willard R. Trask's translation of the complete original text was published in six double volumes between 1966 and 1971. Trask's award-winning translation now appears in paperback for the first time.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801856620
• ISBN13: 9780801856624
• Release Date: May 1997
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 728 Pages
• Weight: 1.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 5.1" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher